edX vs Razorpay

edX (Online learning at https://edx.org, powered by the Open edX platform https://openedx.org) and Razorpay both appear on the Smoower Developer Ecosystem Index.

Razorpay (rank #30) holds a modest lead over edX (rank #338) on the overall Smoower ecosystem score (63 vs 43). The gap of 20 points reflects composite signals across code, docs, community and reach.

On code quality (the state of repositories, tests, releases and polish), Razorpay is ahead of edX. On education (docs, guides and learning material for developers), Razorpay is ahead of edX. On community (issue response, PR reviews and discussion health), Razorpay is clearly ahead of edX. On reach (how visible the ecosystem is beyond its own repos), Razorpay is clearly ahead of edX. On momentum (release cadence and how fast the ecosystem moves), Razorpay is clearly ahead of edX.

edX carries 392 GitHub stars across 250 public repos, with 52 repositories active in the last 90 days and 22 external contributors on record. Razorpay shows 3,811 stars across 177 public repos, 38 active in the last 90 days and 32 external contributors. The star gap on its own does not decide the comparison, but Razorpay's footprint is roughly 9.7x larger, which usually shows up in downstream signals like inbound issues and third party integrations.

edX is worth a look for teams already invested in its stack. Razorpay looks better where reach is the deciding factor. The table below breaks the scores down pillar by pillar; the linked profiles cover the underlying repos, docs and community signals in full.